NEW YORK: A statue of Hitler on his knees was auctioned Sunday for 17.2 million a record for a work by the Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan.
The wax and resin statue entitled simply Him had been expected to fetch between 10 million and 15 million at the auction by Christie s.
The previous record for a work by Cattelan who is 55 was 7.9 million.
In the statue Hitler is depicted as being the size of boy on his knees in a gray woolen suit with his hands clasped together as he gazes upward.
The work was completed in 2001
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